Justin is a copywriter/CD in NYC. Since his last post on MC (07.27.12), he’s gone full-time freelance, put together a new Cargo site, and added a bunch of new work—including the above for Capri Sun. So many killer projects all over his site. Really happy to have Justin back up on MC. Really awesome way to kick off the week.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/
Edward is a writer/CD in Malaysia. (Two CWs from Malaysia in one week. Dig it.) There are a ton of projects in his portfolio and a huge variety—from Penguin Books to BMW, Tiger Beer to posters for his agency’s Star Wars-themed Christmas party. Projects are divided into two categories: Copy and Everything Else. With so much content, that makes it easier to concentrate on just the writing, if that’s what you’re into. Which, being MC, we are.
Portfolio: edwardong.solutions
Jeremy is a senior copywriter at NagaDDB in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Love international submissions. More, please!) He started life as a graphic designer, then switched to writing at his first agency. Check out his project for Yoshinkan Aikido, which uses pieces of bad guy faced-cake to promote self-defense classes for Malaysian women. Delish.
Portfolio: behance.net/jeremyngkt
Matt is a copywriter/CD in Seattle. After 15 years at WongDoody, his portfolio is stocked with all kinds of killer projects for Amazon (above), Seattle Seahawks, Subway, Horizon Air, Tobacco Quit Line, and the LA Dodgers. Dying to know what it was like working with the one and only Gary Busey. Crazzeee.
Portfolio: mattmccain.com
Since his last post on MC, New York art director/creative director Vlad Ivangorodsky has gone full-time freelance and has added a bunch of new work to his site, including the above GoDaddy spot for Barton F. Graf 9000 (that almost made the Super Bowl). Always love posting Vlad’s site up on MC, even though he’s not officially a copywriter. Good ideas are good ideas are good ideas.
Portfolio: vladislav-ivangorodsky.com
Chris Cima, Creative Director at R/GA in Austin, is looking for an intern creative team. From Chris: “R/GA Austin is on the hunt for an intern creative team. We’re looking for both a writer and designer/art director. We’re willing to build a team from two solo badasses or if we find a pre-built team that has a great book, even better. The plan is to make this team an active part of our creative department and get them on real projects to see what they can do with enough guidance to keep their heads from exploding.” Love it. To learn more and to apply, click the links below.
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Been about a year since Chris’s last update on MC. Since then, he’s moved back to San Francisco and freelanced for Pereira O’dell, Camp+King, Muhtayzik Hoffer, Mekanism, and others. (Um, nice list there, geez.) So much great writing all over his site. This is a fun one.
Portfolio: chrishancockwriter.com
Kevin is a copywriter at Disney’s Yellow Shoes Creative Group in Orlando, Florida. Lots of magical work all over his site (sorry, had to), including awesome animated gifs for Star Wars Weekends at Walt Disney World Resort (above, be sure to read the captions). Also, don’t miss his site for agency RSQ, “Helping you sell shit since 1977.” Nice.
Portfolio: portfolio.iamzengel.com
Kerry is a copywriter/CD in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. She’s also a good friend/former agency comrade of MC, from all the way back when Arnold had a San Francisco shop. (Was it really that long ago?) So happy to have her posted up, at last. Dig it.
Portfolio: kerryskiles.com
Tim is a freelance copywriter/CD in Minneapolis. Over the past 20 years, he’s worked at shops like Fallon, Carmichael, Arnold, Burnett, and Saatchi (geez), on more awesome accounts than MC can list here. Don’t miss his classic campaigns for Citi Simplicity Card and the VW Beetle, including the above spot “Squares.” Brilliant.
Portfolio: timgillinghamcreative.com
This is so cool. Tim Cawley, copywriter/CD featured on MC (back on 06.07.10), is now Co-founder/Chief Creative Officer of Sleek Machine in Boston—and he’s on the hunt for a copywriter. From Tim:
“Sleek Machine is a creatively-driven startup agency in Boston co-founded by Chief Creative Officer Tim Cawley (a formerly MC-featured writer whose portfolio blog you can see here: http://timcawley.
Sleek Machine is looking for an entrepreneurial, optimistic, prolific, relentless, responsible, conceptually rock-solid copywriter. Someone with 3-8 years experience. Want someone who can generate exciting ideas, regardless of medium. Someone who sees opportunity in everything – from cushy, boondoggle-y TV production, to the no-budget social media post. You can get a sense of our venture here: sleekmachine.com.
National accounts in a range of categories. Fast-paced, productive, tight-knit environment. You will definitely produce book-worthy, real work for real brands.”
Please send a portfolio link to: inquiry@sleekmachine.com
Ann is a freelance copywriter/ACD in Chicago, currently at Havas Worldwide on Citibank, after taking a year and a half off “to become a more insightful marketer to suburbanites and stay-at-home moms.” (Love that.) Since her last post on MC (04.06.12), she’s redesigned her site and added a bunch of new work. Time for an update!
Portfolio: anntitus.com
Since his last post on MC (04.16.14), Ben has joined The Escape Pod in Chicago and added some new work to his book. So cool to see how his portfolio has evolved since his first post on MC (09.28.12), just after graduating from Creative Circus. Good times.
Portfolio: bensantoriello.com
Michelle is a freelance copywriter in Los Angeles. Killer work all over her site, including social media awesomeness for House of Cards Season 2 and BoJack Horseman, a campaign for PlayStation’s LittleBigPlanet 3, and stuff for Nike and Adidas. Dig it.
Portfolio: michellegilbertcreative.com
Brian is a copywriter/ACD at Tierney in Philadelphia. Since his last post on MC (way back on 07.15.10), he’s got a new site, new URL, new work, the whole thing. Way past due for an update.
Portfolio: murraymfg.com
Erica Puorro, Creative Services Manager at MMB, is on the hunt for Junior and Mid-level Copywriters to work on print, digital and TV. (Yes, please.) If you’re interested, email your link/portfolio to the address below. To check out MMB, click on their logo above.
Email portfolio/link to: creativeemployment@mmb580.com
Phil is a full-time freelance copywriter in Minneapolis. Since his last post on MC (03.10.14), he’s added new work to his site and some new shops to his already stupid experience list. From Phil: “There’s no getting around it: I’ve been writing ads and ad-like things for a really long goddamn time. Since 1986, I’ve created stuff for pretty much every conceivable industry, in pretty much every conceivable medium—at, I would contend, a pretty consistently high level. And to think that this kind of experience, and this level of wordsmithing, are available on a freelance basis to one and all…the mind reels.”
Portfolio: philcalvit.com
Since his last post on MC (way back on 06.21.11, just after graduating from Circus), Mike has a new site stacked with new work. He’s also running free, full-time freelance. Update!
Portfolio: mikehaftel.com
Craig is a copywriter/CD in Boston. Since his last post on MC (05.30.14), he’s gone full-time freelance and is willing to travel. He’s also added some new work to his site, including Water Critic Arthur Tweedie for PUR (above). Time for an update!
Portfolio: craigmillercreative.com
André is a copywriter at LOLA Madrid. Since his last post on MC (06.22.13), he got a new Cargo site and a whole bunch of new work to show on it—including a super fun Christmas tree lights/music contraption for Kiss FM. Perfect for Christmas week!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/
Philip is a copywriter at Red Square Gaming in Mobile, Alabama. Most of the work in his portfolio is for gaming: Cherokee Casino, Hard Rock, Oaklawn, etc., but he’s also got projects up for the University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tourism, and in his Print section: Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and Pediatrics Plus.
Portfolio: philiplaue.carbonmade.com
Drake is a new copywriter in Chicago, just finishing up an internship at DDB. All kinds of interesting clients in his portfolio including AppleJacks, Deering Banjos and Kohler Music Showerheads. How has MC never heard of music showerheads—showerheads and speakers in one, like shampoo and conditioner in the same bottle? Hello, Santa Wish List.
Portfolio: drakepaul.com
Michon Schmidt, Broadcast Producer at Sukle in Denver, is on the hunt for some CW help. (Nice ad above, dig it!) From Michon: “If you’re a writer with 7 or so years of agency experience, work that we’ve seen in some annuals and an interest in meeting these 2 art directors and producer send your book to hr@sukle.com and introduce yourself.”
Sukle’s site: sukle.com
Email your portfolio to: hr@sukle.com
Ramon is a digital copywriter/creative at Catalyst PR/IMG in NYC. Since his last post on MC (11.22.13), he’s added new projects for Dick’s Sporting Goods and Timex, plus he has a new Cargo site. Update!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/ramonariel
Dan is a senior copywriter at Curiosity Advertising in Cincinnati. His site includes projects for Airheads, Redbox, Antioch College, Winking Man Photo, and Curiosity’s holiday videos featuring Krampus, Europe’s Holiday Goat Monster (above). Plus, links to writing for McSweeney’s and Splitsider.
Portfolio: danrozier.com
Jose is a copywriter at Dieste in Chicago. He’s also a professional skateboarder who did some time at Second City. (Proving once again that drummers, comedians and surfers/skateboarders make great copywriters.) So cool to see how writers like Jose jump from one ad culture to another—and one language to another. A good idea is a good idea.
Portfolio: letsseeifthisnameistaken.com
Anthony is a junior copywriter at The Garage Team Mazda in Los Angeles, after graduating from Art Center College of Design. His portfolio is still mostly student projects, including the incredibly weather-appropriate campaign for Amazon (above). No words needed.
Portfolio: carnitaswhey.com
Liz is a copywriter at LaneTerralever in Phoenix. Her new campaign for Visit Phoenix is both “unlike anything they’ve ever done before” and a breakout campaign for Liz. What’s more fun than that? Creating a project that pushes a client and is great for the portfolio? Nothing. Nothing’s more fun.
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/LizRogers
Lora is new copywriter at Arnold Boston (congrats!), after graduating from Miami Ad School: New York and completing an internship at Droga5. Lots of interesting strategy in her portfolio: Crayola goes green by going black and white (above), bone marrow donation at Comic Con, and the NFL joins the World Wildlife Fund to help conserve the habitats of Bengals and Dolphins. Smart.
Portfolio: loraoliviafaris.com
Craig is a copywriter/SVP/ACD at Team Detroit in New York. As you might guess, his site (Cargo) features lots of auto projects, including Ford, Jeep, and Chrysler. He’s also included an old-school campaign for F&M Drug Stores featuring F&M President Dale Ward. Back in the day!
Portfolio: cargocollective.com/craigpines